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CD 1: Carnival
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1The Flight of the Bumble-Bee
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee; original for orchestra)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolaï Rimski-Korsakov) (from 1899 until 1900)
part of:
The Tale of Tsar Saltan
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov?:??
2Le Carnaval des animaux: Introduction and Royal March of the Lion
piano:
Katia Labèque (pianist) and Marielle Labèque (pianist)
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : I. Introduction et marche royale du lion
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns?:??
3Le Carnaval des animaux: Hens and Cocks
piano:
Katia Labèque (pianist) and Marielle Labèque (pianist)
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : II. Poules et coqs
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns?:??
4Le Carnaval des animaux: Wild Asses
piano:
Katia Labèque (pianist) and Marielle Labèque (pianist)
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : III. Hèmiones (Animaux véloces)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns?:??
5Le Carnaval des animaux: Tortoises
piano:
Katia Labèque (pianist) and Marielle Labèque (pianist)
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : IV. Tortues
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns?:??
6Le Carnaval des animaux: The Elephant
piano:
Katia Labèque (pianist) and Marielle Labèque (pianist)
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : V. L'Éléphant
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns?:??
7Le Carnaval des animaux: Kangaroos
piano:
Katia Labèque (pianist) and Marielle Labèque (pianist)
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : VI. Kangourous
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns?:??
8Le Carnaval des animaux: The Aquarium
piano:
Katia Labèque (pianist) and Marielle Labèque (pianist)
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : VII. Aquarium
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns?:??
9Le Carnaval des animaux: Persons with Long Ears
piano:
Katia Labèque (pianist) and Marielle Labèque (pianist)
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : VIII. Personnages à longues oreilles
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns?:??
10Le Carnaval des animaux: Cuckoo in the Heart of the Woods
piano:
Katia Labèque (pianist) and Marielle Labèque (pianist)
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : IX. Le Coucou au fond des bois
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns?:??
11Le Carnaval des animaux: The Aviary
piano:
Katia Labèque (pianist) and Marielle Labèque (pianist)
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : X. Volière
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns?:??
12Le Carnaval des animaux: Pianists
piano:
Katia Labèque (pianist) and Marielle Labèque (pianist)
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XI. Pianistes
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns?:??
13Le Carnaval des animaux: Fossils
piano:
Katia Labèque (pianist) and Marielle Labèque (pianist)
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XII. Fossiles
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns?:??
14Le Carnaval des animaux: The Swan
piano:
Katia Labèque (pianist) and Marielle Labèque (pianist)
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (part of orig. Carnival of the Animals, for cello and dual piano)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns?:??
15Le Carnaval des animaux: Finale
piano:
Katia Labèque (pianist) and Marielle Labèque (pianist)
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIV. Finale
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns?:??
16Guillaume Tell: Overture
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recording of:
Guillaume Tell : Ouverture
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis (librettist) and Étienne de Jouy
music quoted on:
Symphony no. 15 in A major, op. 141: I. Allegretto
part of:
Guglielmo Tell (italian version by Calisto Bassi)
part of:
Guillaume Tell
Gioachino Rossini?:??
17Peter and the Wolf
producer:
Suvi Raj Grubb
spoken vocals:
Itzhak Perlman (violinist and conductor) (from 1983-06-30 until 1983-07-01)
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1983-06-30 until 1983-07-01)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor) (from 1983-06-30 until 1983-07-01)
balance engineer:
Michael Sheady (engineer)
recorded at:
Frederic R. Mann Auditorium (formerly Frederic R. Mann Auditorium) in Tel Aviv, Tel-Aviv, Israel (from 1983-06-30 until 1983-07-01)
recording of:
Peter and the Wolf, op. 67 (from 1983-06-30 until 1983-07-01)
composer and librettist:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Russian composer) (in 1936)
premiered at:
Nezlobin Theatre in Moscow, Russia (on 1936-05-02)
part of:
Works of Sergei Prokofiev by opus number (number: op. 67)
Sergei Prokofiev?:??
18The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), op. 34
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
recording of:
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1946)
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 34)
Benjamin Britten?:??
CD 2: Fantasy
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1Syrinx
flute:
Philippa Davies (flautist)
recording of:
Syrinx, L. 129, CD 137 (for solo flute)
composer:
Claude Debussy (in 1913)
dedicated to:
Louis Fleury
premiered at:
[concert] (1913-12-01)
publisher:
Editions Jobert (in 1927-08)
part of:
Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version de 1977 “L.”) (number: L. 129) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version révisée en 2001 “CD”) (number: CD 137)
Claude Debussy?:??
2The Planets: Uranus, the Magician
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: VI. Uranus, the Magician
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: VI. Uranus, the Magician (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst?:??
3A Night on the Bare Mountain
orchestra:
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Mariss Jansons (Latvian conductor)
recording of:
A Night on Bald Mountain (orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov)
orchestrator:
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Nikolaï Rimski-Korsakov) (in 1886)
composer:
Modest Mussorgsky (composer) (from 1867-06-12 until 1867-06-23)
is based on:
St. John’s Night on the Bare Mountain (original version)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
Modest Mussorgsky?:??
4A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo (Entr'acte to Act 2)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 1. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61
Felix Mendelssohn?:??
5Pictures at an Exhibition: The Old Castle
orchestra:
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Mariss Jansons (Latvian conductor)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: II. Il vecchio castello (orchestrated by Ravel)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 2 “Il vecchio castello” (original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (orchestrated by Ravel)
Modest Mussorgsky?:??
6Pictures at an Exhibition: Bydlo
orchestra:
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Mariss Jansons (Latvian conductor)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: IV. Bydlo (orchestrated by Ravel)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 4 “Bydło” (original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (orchestrated by Ravel)
Modest Mussorgsky?:??
7Ma mère l'Oye: Prélude
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
recording of:
Ma mère l’Oye : Prélude: Très lent
orchestrator and composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1912)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
part of:
Ma mère l’Oye (ballet)
Maurice Ravel?:??
8Ma mère l'Oye: Danse du Rouet et Scène
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
recording of:
Ma mère l’Oye : Tableau I : Danse du rouet et scène
orchestrator and composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1912)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
part of:
Ma mère l’Oye (ballet)
Maurice Ravel?:??
9Ma mère l'Oye: Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
recording of:
Ma mère l’Oye : Tableau II : Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1911)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (from 1908 until 1910)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
version of:
Ma mère l’Oye: I. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant (pour piano à quatre mains)
part of:
Ma mère l’Oye (ballet)
Maurice Ravel?:??
10Ma mère l'Oye: Interlude & Les entretiens de la belle et la bête
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
recording of:
Ma mère l’Oye : Interlude I
composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1912)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
part of:
Ma mère l’Oye (ballet)
recording of:
Ma mère l’Oye : Tableau III : Les Entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1911)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (from 1908 until 1910)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
version of:
Ma mère l’Oye: IV. Les Entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête (pour piano à quatre mains)
part of:
Ma mère l’Oye (ballet)
Maurice Ravel?:??
11Ma mère l'Oye: Interlude & Petit Poucet
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
recording of:
Ma mère l’Oye : Interlude II
composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1912)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
part of:
Ma mère l’Oye (ballet)
recording of:
Ma mère l’Oye : Tableau IV : Petit Poucet
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1911)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (from 1908 until 1910)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
version of:
Ma mère l’Oye: II. Petit poucet (pour piano à quatre mains)
part of:
Ma mère l’Oye (ballet)
Maurice Ravel?:??
12Ma mère l'Oye: Interlude & Laideronette, Impératrice des Pagodes
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
recording of:
Ma mère l’Oye : Interlude III
composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1912)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
part of:
Ma mère l’Oye (ballet)
recording of:
Ma mère l’Oye : Tableau V : Laideronnette, impératrice des pagodes
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1911)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (from 1908 until 1910)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
version of:
Ma mère l’Oye: III. Laideronnette, impératrice des pagodes (pour piano à quatre mains)
part of:
Ma mère l’Oye (ballet)
Maurice Ravel?:??
13Ma mère l'Oye: Interlude & Apothèose. Le Jardin féerique
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
recording of:
Ma mère l’Oye : Interlude IV
composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
part of:
Ma mère l’Oye (ballet)
recording of:
Ma mère l’Oye : Tableau VI : Le Jardin féerique
composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
part of:
Ma mère l’Oye (ballet)
Maurice Ravel?:??
14L'Apprenti sorcier
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
recording of:
L’Apprenti sorcier
composer:
Paul Dukas (composer) (from 1896 until 1897)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
Paul Dukas?:??
CD 3: Dance
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1Dance of the TumblersNikolai Rimsky-Korsakov?:??
2Toy Symphony: I. AllegroLeopold Mozart?:??
3Toy Symphony: II. Menuetto (Allegretto)Leopold Mozart?:??
4Toy Symphony: III. Allegro moderatoLeopold Mozart?:??
5The Nutcracker: Chocolate (Spanish Dance)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky?:??
6The Nutcracker: Coffee (Arab Dance)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky?:??
7The Nutcracker: Tea (Chinese Dance)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky?:??
8The Nutcracker: Trepak (Russian Dance)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky?:??
9The Nutcracker: Flutes
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 12e. Дивертисмент (д) Танец пастушков (Dance of the shepherds)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 2)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky?:??
10The Nutcracker: Variation II (Sugar-Plum Fairy)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 14c. Па-де-де: Вариация II: Танец Феи Драже (Variation II: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
arrangement of:
The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy, Extract (Arrangement for solo piano by Pauline Hall)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 2)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky?:??
11Dance of the Hours
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto III, scena 2. Danza delle ore
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto III. Cà d'Oro
Amilcare Ponchielli?:??
12Les Patineurs
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
recording of:
Les Patineurs, op. 183
composer:
Émile Waldteufel (classical composer) (in 1882)
Émile Waldteufel?:??
13Dance of the KnightsSergei Prokofiev?:??
14Swan Lake: IV. Dance of the Cygnets (Allegro moderato)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
John Lanchbery
recording of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II, no. 13: Danses des cygnes: IV. Allegro moderato (Popularly known as "Dance of the Little Swans")
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II, no. 13: Danses des cygnes
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky?:??
15Gayaneh: Sabre DanceAram Khachaturian?:??
16Danse macabre
violin:
Felix Kok (South African-British violinist)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Frémaux (conductor)
recording of:
Danse macabre, op. 40
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Works of Camille Saint-Saëns by opus number (number: op. 40)
is based on:
Danse macabre (song for voice and piano)
Camille Saint‐Saëns?:??
17Tales of Beatrix Potter: The Tale of Squirrel NutkinJohn Lanchbery?:??
18An der schönen, blauen Donau
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
recording of:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314
premiered in:
Wien, Austria (on 1867-02-15)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1866)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 314)
Johann Strauss?:??

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